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Rail Company Act 2009
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### 23 Non-commercial activities
> > (1) The members may direct the Company to do one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) to perform an activity that the members consider to be in the public interest but that may cause the Company to suffer financial detriment;
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> > > > (b) to cease to perform such an activity;
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> > > > (c) to cease to perform an activity that the Company is otherwise entitled to perform if the members consider that the activity is not in the public interest.
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> > (2) A direction is to be in writing provided to the Company.
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> > (3) The Company is to comply with a direction.
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> > (4) If the Company satisfies the members that it has, or will, suffer financial detriment as a result of complying with a direction, the Company is entitled to compensation or payment for compliance with the direction in the amount determined by the Treasurer.
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> > (5) A reference in this section to suffering financial detriment includes a reference to incurring net costs that are greater than would have been incurred if the Company had not complied with the direction.